Figurative Language
Example -
What is personification?
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point-of-view?
The central message about a topic that a writer or speaker conveys.
What is theme?
Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions?
Example -
1. The cast on Michael’s broken leg was a plaster shackle.
2. She was just a trophy to Ricardo, another object to possess.
What is metaphor?
Text that explains, describes, or informs
What is expository?
The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur
What is foreshadowing?
Made up of a writer or speaker's claim (position) and reasons/evidence of support.
What is thesis statement?
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue?
Example -
1. My mother’s kitchen was like a holy place: you couldn’t wear your shoes, you had to sit there at a certain time, and occasionally we’d pray.
2. The bottle rolled off the table like a teardrop.
What is simile?
A story about someone's life
What is biography? (This could also be autobiography/memoir if the author is the person the story is about.)
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme?
An argument made to oppose another argument.
What is counterargument?
The repetition of sounds at the end of words
What is rhyme?
Sound words-
What is onomatopoeia?
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict?
The way ideas and information are arranged an organized.
What is text structure or organizational pattern? Now, list several expository text structures.
The use of a word or phrase more than one time--used to emphasize.
What is repetition?
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is imagery/sensory details?
Words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects. Sound devices, figurative language, rhythm, and rhyme are often used to to express emotions and ideas.
What is poetry?
1. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage. 2. The author's attitude toward the subject.
1. What is mood? 2. What is tone?
The side of an issue an author favors. Words with extremely positive or negative connotations can help to signal this.
What is bias?
The main unit of a poem; varies in length.
What is stanza?